The Oakland Raiders have traded quarterback Carson Palmer to the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals gave up a conditional seventh-round 2014 draft pick and swapped the second of their two sixth-round picks this year for Oakland's seventh-round selection.

Palmer dined with Arizona team officials Monday and restructured a contract that was set to pay him $13 million for 2013 season to make the deal possible. He now goes to the Cardinals on a two-year, $16 million deal with $10 million guaranteed.

"I've only got a couple of shots left," Palmer told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday. "I've been in this league for a long time. It's nothing personal, it's not statistical, it's about trying to win a championship."

He becomes the hand-picked short-term quarterback for first-year head coach Bruce Arians. The Cardinals were a mess at the position last season, with Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, Ryan Lindley and Brian Hoyer all taking turns in the lineup.

Kolb was released earlier this offseason and resurfaced in Buffalo, while Skelton got his release from Arizona on Monday. Free-agent addition Drew Stanton, who played under Arians in Indianapolis last season, is expected to now serve as Palmer's veteran backup.

Arians prefers traditional dropback passers who can execute his downfield-oriented attack, and the 33-year-old Palmer's best asset in this late stage of his career is his big arm. He doesn't, however, offer the same mobility to elude the rush that Arians had with the Colts' Andrew Luck.

Now that the Cardinals have found their top QB for at least 2013, expect them to focus on getting offensive line help in the draft. For Palmer the passer, one of his early keys is establishing a strong connection with elite wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who became a limited factor with shaky quarterback play last season.

The Raiders, meanwhile, will move on with Matt Flynn, whom they acquired from Seattle on Monday, and 2011 third-round supplemental pick Terrelle Pryor, to battle to replace Palmer this season.

"We'd like to thank Carson Palmer for his services over the past two seasons," Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said in a news release, "and we wish him well with the Cardinals."